Presenter Resources & FAQs

Whether you are submitting a proposal to present for the first time, or you’ve presented at an AFLV conference before, we have some helpful tips and info to make your proposal the best it can be!

Conference Demographics

The audience at AFLV Central and AFLV West is made up of about 80% undergraduate students and 20% campus and headquarters professionals.

Undergraduate student attendees often hold chapter or council leadership positions, and represent College Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council, Multicultural Greek Council, and National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations.

Submission Tips

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    Review AFLV’s Content Priorities and Topic Areas

    The educational experience at both AFLV Central and AFLV West is designed in an intentional way to meet the needs of students and professionals in this space. Ensure your content has a clear connection to at least one priority area.

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    Stay Focused

    Don’t try to cover too much information. Focus your submission on the key outcomes of your program. Avoid submissions that are a "mile wide and an inch deep."

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    Keep it Fresh

    While some key educational topics for students have remained the same over time, be sure it’s up-to-date for students in 2025! If you’ve presented this session at previous conferences, tell us how it has evolved.

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    Don’t Overthink It

    If your ideas will enhance progress in the fraternity/sorority experience, we want to hear them.

As you create submissions

Answer the following:

  • What problem are you trying to solve?

  • What do you want participants to stop doing?

  • How do you encourage the participants to think or do their work differently?

  • How do you prepare participants to succeed now?

  • How do you prepare participants to succeed in the future?

  • How do you help participants see the fraternity/sorority experience a catalyst to making the world a better place?

  • What do you want participants to walk away with (tangible or knowledge outcomes)?

Examples of great proposal submission

See three proposal submissions that were selected for AFLV Central + AFLV West in 2023.

Presenter Expectations

You Must register for the conference

If you’re selected to present 3 or more sessions at AFLV Central, you’ll receive a $100 discount toward AFLV West registration!

Every session must include a learning guide

You will upload your guide through a form provided by AFLV in the weeks leading up to the conference.

Learning guides can include fast facts, reflective questions, etc.

This is not the space to include presentation slides. The event is just the beginning for attendees. We must equip attendees to lead conversations at home.

Inclusive Language

Sessions that are applicable to all attendees must use inclusive language.

See our inclusive language primer.

Session Logistics

Length

At AFLV Central and AFLV West, we will have breakout sessions that cover the two time durations below.

In either case, we are asking you to dedicate 25% of your session to participant interaction, discussion, reflection, or application.

This research suggests that taking time for these things ensures that the session content is more likely to be retained and “stick” with the participants:

60-minute sessions | limit to 45 min of content delivery

75-minute sessions | limit to 56 min of content delivery

Format

Actionable

Provide concepts and resources that can be put into action. Avoid philosophical spitballing.

Focused

Don’t try to accomplish too much. Avoid content that is a “mile wide and an inch deep.”

Interactive

Participants crave discussion and often share great ideas when they’re given the chance.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We welcome solo presenters or presentation teams to submit proposals to the conferences!

    If you’d like to partner with a professional from another campus, a student, or a teammate, you can do that. We ask that your team is no more than 2–3 presenters.

  • Anyone who gets a proposal accepted and registers for the conference is eligible.

    Past presenters include

    • campus-based professionals

    • headquarters professionals

    • undergraduate or graduate students

    • professional speakers

    • fraternity/sorority volunteers

    • any combination of these groups

  • All presenters must be registered for the conference to attend and present their accepted session.

    If you present three or more times at AFLV Central, you will receive a $100 discount off your AFLV West registration!

  • Yes, you can! 👏👏

    With both conferences happening in February, our call for programs for both AFLV Central and AFLV West are streamlined into one submission.

    Simply select which conference(s) you are submitting your proposal for on your submission form.

  • As a fully registered attendee, you can attend any other programming happening within the conference when you’re not presenting.

    This includes a slate of other educational sessions, including several keynotes, as well as several meals and activities.

    You are also under no obligation to attend additional programming unless it is part of your work expectation.

  • Find more info on AFLV Central

    Find more info on AFLV West